Bills of previous Parliaments

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Amends the: Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 to provide that the abstraction of water on National Land and by Commonwealth agencies throughout the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be managed by the ACT Government; Water Act 2007 to enable the water resources of the Googong Dam Area to be included in a water resource plan area for which the ACT has responsibility; and Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974 to ensure that the ACT Executive has the appropriate powers to manage the surface waters of the Googong Dam.

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